{"id":7349,"date":"2026-05-08T07:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7349\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:45:06","slug":"victory-to-take-it-to-city-says-lowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7349\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory to take it to City says Lowe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rachel Lowe is confident that Melbourne Victory will not die wondering as their season\u2019s future is decided.<\/p>\n

The Girls in Blue travel to Melbourne City on Saturday, May 9, kick-off 2pm AEST, for Leg 2 of their Ninja A-League Finals Series Semi-Final.<\/p>\n

At ctrl:cyber Pitch, Victory need to overturn a first-leg deficit <\/a>if they are to progress to a second Grand Final in as many seasons.<\/p>\n

Speaking during her pre-match press conference, Lowe explained how the team will be leaving nothing to chance in Cranbourne. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to go and win the game, that\u2019s just the reality. I think we\u2019ve just tweaked a few things, and it\u2019ll, hopefully, help us with sending numbers forward because we need to score goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our mentality going into the game is to take it to them from the start. We have a great bench, and we\u2019ve got the depth that we can bring on if we need in different scenarios. From the first whistle, we\u2019re going to be going at the game like it is our grand final, because we don\u2019t want our season to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Rachel Lowe on the ball against Canberra United in the Elimination Final.<\/p>\n

The midfielder, who won the 2026 Victory Medal on Monday night, went on to assess City and how they can be got at this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey obviously are really dominant with the ball, and after the game, we came together as a group and said, \u2018We need to be a lot braver in terms of going forward, and we\u2019ve got nothing to lose now.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to take the game by the scruff of the neck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch Lowe\u2019s full press conference below.<\/p>\n

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